Shéhérazade vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Shéhérazade). Shéhérazade is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shéhérazade
The Handmaiden| Shéhérazade | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Bernard Marlin | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli, Lisa Amedjout, Sofia Bent | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Shéhérazade
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. He falls in love with Shéhérazade, a young prostitute of whom he becomes the pimp without realizing it...
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed…
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